7/20/00 - Knowledge Management Software: Knowledge Management Software and Cognos announce strategic business partnership; C -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JUL 20, 2000, M2 Communications - Knowledge Management Software (KMS) plc, the Manchester-based authors of the Deskartes@ knowledge management software family, has joined forces with Cognos (NASDAQ: COGN; TSE: CSN), the leading strategic vendor of enterprise business intelligence solutions for e- business. This partnership will provide customers around the world with leading-edge business intelligence and knowledge management solutions. Deskartes' ability to manage unstructured information and natural language capabilities, combined with Cognos' advanced data analysis, makes a powerful proposition to organisations looking to harness corporate and customer information and expedite e-business opportunities. Gerry O'Brien, Partner and Channel Sales Manager, UK and Ireland for Cognos, commented, "There is an increasing global awareness of the potential of knowledge management. The Deskartes product is very easily integrated with our business intelligence and data warehousing solutions, which was a primary reason for our choosing KMS." He continues, "Its ability to manage unstructured information, combined with our business intelligence solutions enable us to provide our customers with a means of obtaining real competitive advantage in the new e-economy." The combined Cognos/KMS offering will enable organisations to maximise the potential of their corporate information. Cognos will work with KMS and its Deskartes solution to create a knowledge base that adds documents, report output and dynamic reporting updates to existing corporate information, complementing Cognos' reporting solutions with Natural Language and Neural Network search capabilities. David Rosalski, KMS' Chief Operations Officer, commented, "Deskartes supports Cognos' business intelligence and data warehousing solutions extremely well. We are delighted with this partnership which is an ideal opportunity for KMS to further expand its customer base and build strong links with such well respected Partners as Cognos, as the company continues to grow its business on a global basis." About Knowledge Management Software Knowledge Management Software plc develops and supplies software products and related services to the knowledge management market. Knowledge management is the ability to capture and continuously update the 'intellectual capital' of an enterprise through the creation of accessible knowledge repositories and to share it for the benefit of employees and customers. KMS' Deskartes Knowledge Management Software is used for helpdesk, Customer Relationship Management, intranet, web and many other business applications. Successful management of intellectual capital in these applications is key to creating competitive advantage. More information on KMS, its products and services, is available on the company's Web site at www.kmsoftware.com About Cognos Cognos, (NASDAQ: COGN; TSE: CSN) is the world's largest and most successful business intelligence company. Founded in 1969, Cognos does business with 14,000 customers in more than 60 countries around the world. Cognos business intelligence solutions and services are also available from more than 2,700 worldwide partners and resellers. For more information, visit the Cognos website at http://www.cognos.com -0-